Guinness World Record kicks off 15th Anniversary Bubblefest at Discovery Science Center. Monday, April 4, 2011 witness the multi-record holding Yang family attempt to set a Guinness World Record and encapsulate 150 people in the BIGGEST soap bubble ever created!

World Record Press Opportunity: “Most People in a Soap Bubble” (150 people)

The 15th Anniversary of Bubblefest runs April 2 – 24, 2011. Bubblefest is the ultimate Spring Break family event, featuring the exclusive Mega Bubble Show. The Mega Bubble Show is a high-tech combination of art and science, lights and special effects brought to Southern California by bubble artists and world record-holders, Fan Yang and son Deni Yang. Both Fan and Deni will perform throughout the event.

World-renowned for their unique and stunning artistry, the Yang Family will perform four Mega Bubble Shows daily (11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.). The Mega Bubble Show highlights bubble carousels, bubbles within bubbles, smoking bubbles, spinning bubbles, bouncing bubbles and bubbles in all shapes and sizes. Mega Bubble Show tickets are an additional charge of $5 for DSC members and $7 for the general public. Check the website for performance schedules and package details.

Bubblefest is included with general admission to Discovery Science Center from April 2 – 24. The annual event offers science learning stations in the Bubble Lab, bubble blowing fun at the Bubble Courtyard and new bubble-busting exhibits! Bubble science activities demonstrate surface tension, elasticity, air pressure, geometry and more. Don’t forget to revisit the Center’s more than 100 permanent hands-on exhibits and 4-D Discovery Theater!

Also offered during Bubblefest is the “Me in a Bubble” experience, where guests can have their photo taken inside a giant soap bubble! “Me in a Bubble” is an additional fee of $12 for DSC members and $15 for the general public.

New for 2011

Can you walk on water? Can a bubble really last forever? Come find out and test or bust your hypothesis at the science centers original stage show, BubbleBusters: Discover the Science! This special show is included with general admission.